Swift is a modern programming language developed by Apple. It is commonly used to code apps for iOS and MacOS, but is ...

Apple has not ported Swift to Android or Windows. But the code it has released should allow the open source community to build software that runs on both—and, potentially, on any other OS.

Swift is the fastest growing language RedMonk has seen since it started compiling these rankings in 2011. Even Go, a programming language that Google released in 2009, hasn't been able to break ...

Apple's new Swift programming language has only been available for a few months, but iOS and OS X developers from American Airlines, Getty Images, LinkedIn and Duolingo are reporting favorable ...

Swift code can co-exist in a project with Objective-C code, a move that clearly was meant to help spur adoption. Registered Apple developers can download Xcode beta 6 to receive the Swift language ...

Built with performance in mind (according to Apple, Swift is 8.4 times faster than Python), its strong type system and more secure code reduces the likelihood of vulnerabilities and crashes, and ...

Both Chung and Olson say Swift will lead to a far deeper pool of developers focused on Apple products — and with them, a lot more apps. "The big story is that this makes iOS development way more ...

Apple today announced a new programming language called Swift at WWDC, which will replace Objective C as the language developers use for building iOS and OS X apps. Craig Federighi announced the ...

Apple says Swift was designed from the ground up for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch. Swift can be used for basic apps, like social networking, or advanced 3D games using the new "Metal" graphics optimization.